The Groove

The greatest contemporary jazz artists of all time

11 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz

5.808

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Björk

Iceland · 1965– · electronic 2.867

3 Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

Iceland · jazz 2.867

Amy Winehouse

United Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 2.010

Miles Davis

United States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 1.384

6 Lyle Mays

United States of America · 1953–2020 · contemporary jazz 0.840

7 Pat Metheny

United States of America · 1954– · contemporary jazz 0.840

8 Fiona Apple

United States of America · 1977– · rock 0.671

9 Keith Jarrett

United States of America · 1945– · jazz 0.593

10 Electric Masada

United States of America · 2003– · heavy metal 0.444

11 Bonobo

United Kingdom · 1976– · electronic 0.175